The Alfred F. Kugel Collection, Part Two
September 10-11, 2024
Welcome to Part II of the Al Kugel Collection, being sold on behalf of the American Philatelic Society. We begin with United States Interventions, first in China, during the Boxer Uprising, then in Northern Mexico (looking for Pancho Villa). Spanish American War follows, with U.S. Army in the Caribbean, U.S. involvement in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, registered mail from the A.E.F. and the U.S. Army and its Postal Service Abroad during WWII, including "Prexies at War" exhibit. There are solid selections of U.S. Possessions and Allied Intervention in Russia (quite an astounding showing, with many unique items). There are selections from the specialized collections of Albania, Bulgaria, Crete and others. An avid Military historian, Mr. Kugel assembled a splendid collection of the aftermath of the Great War, with French and British Occupation forces in Europe and the Middle East, following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian, German, Russian and Ottoman Empires. There are excellent selections from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Russia, as well as many uncommon usages from The Holyland, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. World War I and WWII German and Italian Occupation issues, including satellite Croatia and Slovakia are very well represented in this sale. The sale will take place live via CherrystoneLIVE.
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 | Lot #4156 ALBANIA Kosovo Region 1944 (17 June) registered cover from Prizren to Istanbul, franked on both sides with 8x10q brown (including a block of four), also a single 2q and 3q (defective), all tied by "Prizren" double circle departure pmks, cover (missing backflap) opened and resealed by censor, Tirana transit and Istanbul (30 June) arrival datestamp, filing fold away from the stamps, extremely rare commercial usage from Prizren (in present day Kosovo)
Catalog #Mi.2,3,5 | Price Realized $4,250.00
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 | Lot #4157 ALBANIA Kosovo Region 1944 (10 Aug) cover from Peje to Korce, franked with single 15q red, tied by double-circle "Peje" cds, boxed "Postverkehr eingestellt - Zuruck / Service Suspendu - retour" (returned, service suspended) handstamp, cover opened and resealed by censor, fine and extremely rare commercial usage from German Occupation of Kosovo (after the war, Peje again became part of Yugoslavia as part of the Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija, an autonomous unit within the Socialist Republic of Serbia)
Catalog #Mi.6 | Price Realized $3,750.00
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 | Lot #4158 ALBANIA Kosovo Region 1944 (24 June) cover from Tetovo to Maribor ("ex-Jugoslavia, Slovenia, Italien" crossed out, with only "Germania" remaining in the address portion), franked with single 30q violet, tied by double-circle "Tetovo" cds, cover opened and resealed by censor, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and extremely rare commercial usage from Tetovo (after the war, the town became part of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia. Many of Tetovo's Albanians were subjected to repression)
Catalog #Mi.6 | Price Realized $4,000.00
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